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Company update/markets

Horizon Software invests in French financial research project

Horizon Software, a global leading vendor in Market Making, Agency Trading and Algo Trading Technology, announced today it is investing more in financial research by funding a research project in partnership with the university of Paris-Saclay-Ecole Doctorale de Mathématiques Hadamard.

18 July 2022

Company update/retail

Brits want dashboards that consolidate view of retirement savings pot - survey

Over 90% of UK consumers with a retirement saving pot have said they would consider using a digital dashboard to get a consolidated view of their total pensions, savings and investments according to a new report by TISA (The Investing and Saving Alliance) and EY.

09 July 2022

Company update/inclusion

LSE warns bank closures during epidemics increase the digital divide

People from lower socioeconomic backgrounds found it difficult to access online banking during the pandemic, while many still rely on in-person banking services, according to a paper by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

08 July 2022

News/payments

60% of UK adults have used embedded finance services in the past year - Temenos

Research conducted by Temenos has concluded that two out of three adults have used embedded finance services during the checkout process online in the past year.

06 July 2022

News/security

Survey finds UK shoppers are frustrated with SCA

More than a third of UK shoppers have been unable to complete an e-commerce transaction because of new strong customer authentication (SCA) rules, according to a survey for Signifyd.

06 July 2022

News/inclusion

57% consumers believe corporations should respect their gender identity - Mastercard

New research from Mastercard details discrimination of non-binary individuals in their financial experiences.

01 July 2022

Company update/markets

Deep inconsistences in market data pricing - research

Substantive Research, the research discovery and research spend analytics provider for the buy-side, today published headline conclusions on the current state of the Market Data pricing market, based on insights generated by its new Market Data Spend Analytics service.

29 June 2022

Company update/payments

80% of commercial and corporate execs use non-bank or fintech payment providers

Eight out of 10 commercial and corporate executives are using a nonbank or fintech provider for payments, and that share is poised to grow as companies around the world look to minimize costs and maximize efficiency, convenience and functionality.

28 June 2022

News/covid-19

CCAF reports on fintech industry’s resilience and rapid growth during Covid-19

The Global COVID-19 Fintech Impact and Resilience Study, published by the Cambridge Centre of Alterative Finance (CCAF), the World Bank Group, and the World Economic Forum, has concluded that the fintech industry was more resilient to the pandemic than previously stated in an earlier report from December 2020.

28 June 2022

News/sustainable

Research reveals ESG data challenge

Buy-side firms are having to user a greater number of ESG data providers in order to make up for the lack of corporate disclosures around sustainability.

27 June 2022

Company update/startups

Singletrack secures private equity investment

Singletrack, the capital markets client engagement and analytics expert, today announced a significant capital growth investment from Accel-KKR, a leading technology-focused private equity firm.

27 June 2022

News/regulation

Klarna exec blasts 'mind-boggling' Barclays BNPL research

Tensions between the traditional banking sector and the increasingly popular buy now, pay later industry spilled over this week as Klarna hit back at Barclays' research on BNPL regulation, calling it "mind-boggling" and irresponsible".

24 June 2022

News/retail

Forrester identifies incumbents at forefront of mobile banking

Forrester Research has released a report analysing 13 different mobile banking apps across EMEA on user experience and functionality, concluding that Intesa Sanpaolo and BBVA lead in both accessibility and efficiency.

24 June 2022

News/regulation

EBA calls for PSD2 and E-Money Directive to be merged

PSD2 should be merged with the Electronic Money Directive, says the European Banking Authority (EBA) in response to the EC's call for feedback on the directive.

23 June 2022

Company update/sustainable

Fintechs increasingly focused on ethical and sustainable growth - report

A new whitepaper issued by The Payments Association, (previously the Emerging Payments Association or EPA), aims to become a how-to guide to ethical and sustainable growth (ESG) for the FinTech industry.

14 June 2022

Research/Research/analysis

The CIO’s guide to architecture modernisation through portability, resilience, and flexibility

14 June 2022 397 downloads

News/crypto

Zumo scores government funding for crypto decarbonisation push

Following a successful pilot, Edinburgh-based cryptocurrency platform Zumo has received government funding to continue its work on decarbonising crypto.

08 June 2022

Company update/payments

Marqeta: 77% of Gen Z favour mobile over physical wallets

Marqeta, the global modern card issuing platform, has today released its 2022 State of Consumer Money Movement report looking at consumer payment, banking and shopping preferences, showing digital adoption is on the rise. The company surveyed of 4,000 consumers across three continents, including 1,000 UK respondents, showed that 61% of consumers feel confident enough with contactless payments to leave their wallet at home and just take their phone – a figure that rises to over three quarters (77%) for UK Gen Z respondents (i.e. those aged 18-24).

27 May 2022

Research/Research/analysis

The Future of Payments 2022

27 May 2022 1741 downloads

News/payments

BaaS hits the mainstream for US banks - CCG

CCG’s second annual US banking study titled ‘The Banking Battleground 2022: Finding the opportunities,’ has found that US bank executives are showing strong interest in pursuing and offering Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) options.

20 May 2022